In October we started a community art project that provides monthly workshops for adults who want to find or reconnect with their creative selves. Based in The Old Snooker Room at Brockham Village Hall we aim to explore art & craft methods that enable people to celebrate wildlife & interpret nature through visual media. During our first two sessions we are experimenting with home printing methods to capture the beauty of leaves using gel plates & acrylic paints. Our plan is t

This August saw the first anniversary of our adult art club, formed from a small group of students from the 2024 Foundation in Art & Design course at Reigate School of Art (East Surrey College) in 2025. This small group quickly grew as we found other adults who want to find or rediscover their inner 'artistic child' & share their creative practice in a safe environment with like-minded adults. The club has a wide age range from 19 to 67 years and a broad spectrum of interest

Thank you so much for all those enthusiastic partcipants that joined Lisa Duncan & I on a hot summer's for Wednesday's Tree Wisdom Walk. It was a joy to share the local woods & trees with you all. Over a couple of hours we identified about 2o different trees & shrubs, explored their biology & discussed their cultural heritage in terms of mythology, medicinal & practical uses. I focused on their connection to the ancient Celtic Tree Calendar & the Ogham Alphabet, sharing infor

We planned &facilitated community art project called Nomad Art Club by working in partnership with Claudia Cartwright, Arts Development Officer (Mole Valley District Council) & other local community groups and individuals. The sessions were provided in The Morning Room at Pippbrook House, Dorking over six Fridays during April & May 2026. We provided a six-week programme of 3-hr nature-inspired group art sessions for adults, that will include hybrid learning activities, demons

On a frosty Friday morning, I met Lisa from https://www.hinokiforestbathing.co.uk/ with a group of her clients @heartworkcoffee in Holmbury St Mary, Surrey. After a warm coffee and brief introduction, we set off on a walk to learn about the science, cultural heritage and art associated with trees of our local woodlands. I explained about the Celts affinity to trees, which they adopted as part of their Ogham Alphabet and as a basis for their calendar. We celebrated BETH (Bir

In October our Art Club members helped Kay Hymas, Arts Development Officer (RBBC) deliver two activities for this years festival of art, design & crafts. Firstly we created images for the "This is Me" exhibition, which had a brief about creating self-portraits or images of people & things that reflect who we are... you can see club member Jess celebrating event. Secondly, we ran a community art activity in the Quadrant of The Belfry Centre, Redhill that encouraged children, y